"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.